Improved saddle-loop for harness



G, and the creasing-devic elise eee Weaeew JAMES M. ROE, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND JQR. TORREY, OF SAME PLACE.

Lene/rs Patent No. 87,973, dated March 16,1869.

v Know all men by these presents.-

That I, J AMES M. Ron Worcester, and Commonw invented certain new and of the city and county of ealth of Massachusetts, have useful Improvements in Saddle-Loops for Harnesses, and other purposes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and ex-y act description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specication, in which- Figure 1 represents a proved saddle-loop;

Figure 2 represents a sid loop, made in a dilierent for Figure 3 represents a oros Figure 4 represents a sid itating perspective view of my ime view of--my improved mi s-section on line AB, fig. l; e `'.iew of a device for facilthe manufacture of my improved loop;

Figure 5 represents a cross-section online C D, iig. 4;

Figure 6 represents an end view of another device, for facilitating the manufacture of my improved loop;

Figure 7 represents -a section on line E F, iig. 6;

Figure 8 represents a plan and perspective View of the parts from which the loop is made;

Figure 9 represents a section on line G H, with the parts in position, preparatory to forming the creases or configurations upon the outer piece C ofthe leather;

Figure l0 represents a cross-section on line I K, fig. 8; and

Figure 11 represents a inner piece of leather use mon way.

To enable those `skilled in the art to which my invention belongs, to make and use the same, I will proceed to describe it more in detail.

The nature of my invention relates to the peculiar mode, or manner of making loops for harness-saddles, as will be hereafter explained.

In the drawings, the parts marked A sent two loops, made according to my The loop is composed of three piec The piece G forms the outer surfa is completed. Patent leather is usu this purpose.

The part marked D is made of leath anyvother suitably Piece D may be the edges, a, l), c, to render the sh the convex face, grooves, e.

'The grooved pad D is placed upon the piece of leather E, and secured in any suitable manner, after which the patent-leather covering C is placed over the grooved pad D, and its edges, 'f f, turned under the piece E, as shown in iig. 10, and the edges secured in any proper manner.

. The three pieces are now plan view of the bottom, or d to make loops in the comand B repreimproved mode. es, C, D, and E. ce, when the loop ally employed for er, rubber, or elastic material, such as paper. called a grooved, or corrugated pad, and d, being bevelled oli' on one side, ape o f the loop more perfect, while or side is formed with longitudinal placed over a smooth former, e, shown in figs. 4 and 5, applied to draw the wires g into the grooves e, thereby pressing the leather facing 0 into all of the grooves e,

'order to avoid injuring at the same time, thus forming a perfect and durable loop, in a very cheap and expeditious manner.

The device employed to draw the wires gginto the grooves e, is made, or composed of the screw-plate' H, screw I having a thumb-head, J, and a yoke, K.

The ends of the wires, on one side, are fastened to the back of the screw-plate, while the ends of the wires, on theother side, are fastened to the bottom of the yoke K.

`To prevent displacement or entanglement of the wires g, a thin metal' plate, m, is fastened to them, just under the yoke K.

The yoke K draws into a n the screw-plate H.

' By turning the screw I, wires q may be drawn into the grooves e with any desired degree of force.

A plate, M, having a hole, u, to receive the point o of screw I, is fastened to the plane edge of the former.

In lieu of the creasing-device shown in iig. 4, the device shown in iig. 6 may be employed, and which consists of a curved plate, N, provided with ribs, p; the mode of operation being to force the smooth former with the pieces of lea-th on, into such device, the loop.

Saddle-loops for harnesses have heretofore generally been made by grooving out the piece E, as shown in fig. 11, and then placing the patent-leather facing O upon such grooves, and then the creasing performed by a hand-tool or creaser, only one crease being made at a time.

The operation, when thus performed, is slow and expensive, while it requires great caution and skill, in the first crease in making the next, and soon; besides, the loop is not so firm and substantial as when made according to my invention.

Itwill be understood that the creases may be of any desired form or configuration. Also, that cords -may be substituted for the wires. Also, any desired number of wires may be used at a time, to form one or more creases or contigui-ations. f

Having described my improved harness What I claim therein as new, and of m and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A loop for harness-saddles, made substantially as first above described, and shown in figs. 1, 2, and 3, of the accompanying drawings.

2. The combination, with the back and face pieces O E of a harness-saddle loop, of a central-grooved padpiece, D, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A loop for a harness-saddle, the grooves, or creases l of which are formed all at once, or simultaneously, as set forth.

4. The creasing-devices, shown in figs.l 4, 5, 6, and 7, for the purposes set forth.

JAMES M. ROE.

otch, h, in the front of the ribs p forming the creases in -loop, y invention,

Witnesses:l

Trios. H. DODGE, D. L. MILLER.

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